Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One

Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One

by Deke McClelland
Released November 2010
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9780596808013

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Book description

Master the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator and watch your designs come to life. With Deke McClelland's unique and effective learning system, you get step-by-step tutorials, hours of DVD-video demonstrations, and lots of hands-on projects to help you improve your knowledge and hone your skills.

Note that this title makes references to associated video content in each chapter. Please find that content here.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
    1. How One-on-One Works
      1. Read, Watch, Do
      2. One-on-One Requirements
      3. One-on-One Installation and Setup (1/2)
      4. One-on-One Installation and Setup (2/2)
      5. Reassigning the Mac OS X Shortcuts
      6. Structure and Organization
      7. The Scope of This Book
  3. Lesson 1
    1. Starting a Document
      1. What Is Illustrator?
      2. Illustration versus Image
      3. Opening an Illustration
      4. Organizing Your Artwork
      5. Setting Up a New Document
      6. Changing the Document Setup and Modifying Artboards (1/2)
      7. Changing the Document Setup and Modifying Artboards (2/2)
      8. Introducing Guides, Smart Guides, and Layers
      9. Creating Custom Workspaces (1/2)
      10. Creating Custom Workspaces (2/2)
      11. Saving Your Artwork
  4. Lesson 2
    1. Lines, Shapes, and Color
      1. Endpoints and Closed Paths
      2. Drawing Lines, Arcs, and Spirals
      3. Splitting, Joining, and Aligning (1/2)
      4. Splitting, Joining, and Aligning (2/2)
      5. Drawing Primitive Shapes (1/3)
      6. Drawing Primitive Shapes (2/3)
      7. Drawing Primitive Shapes (3/3)
      8. Combining Simple Shapes into Complex Ones
      9. Coloring Your Artwork (1/2)
      10. Coloring Your Artwork (2/2)
      11. Filling, Stroking, and Stacking (1/2)
      12. Filling, Stroking, and Stacking (2/2)
  5. Lesson 3
    1. Using the Pen Tool
      1. What Makes the Straight Line Bend
      2. Establishing a Bitmapped Tracing Template
      3. Making Free-Form Polygons and Spline Curves (1/2)
      4. Making Free-Form Polygons and Spline Curves (2/2)
      5. Drawing Fluid Bézier Curves
      6. Cutting, Separating, and Closing Paths (1/2)
      7. Cutting, Separating, and Closing Paths (2/2)
  6. Lesson 4
    1. Creating and Formatting Text
      1. The Mechanics of Type
      2. Placing, Entering, and Editing Text
      3. Applying Formatting and Effects
      4. Editing Area Type
      5. Placing Type on a Path
      6. Advanced Formatting, OpenType Fonts, and Special Characters (1/2)
      7. Advanced Formatting, OpenType Fonts, and Special Characters (2/2)
  7. Lesson 5
    1. Transform and Reshape
      1. The Fine Art of Reshaping
      2. Moving and Cloning Path Elements (1/2)
      3. Moving and Cloning Path Elements (2/2)
      4. Offsetting Paths to Simulate Depth
      5. Working with the Scale Tool (1/2)
      6. Working with the Scale Tool (2/2)
      7. Rotate, Reflect, and Series Duplication (1/2)
      8. Rotate, Reflect, and Series Duplication (2/2)
      9. Transforming with Respect to Independent Origins (1/2)
      10. Transforming with Respect to Independent Origins (2/2)
      11. Scaling Partially Selected Paths (1/2)
      12. Scaling Partially Selected Paths (2/2)
  8. Lesson 6
    1. Pathfinder Operations
      1. Compound Paths versus Compound Shapes
      2. Meet the Pathfinder Panel
      3. Adding and Subtracting Shapes
      4. Using the Divide Operation
      5. Crop, Exclude, and Intersect (1/2)
      6. Crop, Exclude, and Intersect (2/2)
  9. Lesson 7
    1. Blends, Masks, and Gradient Mesh
      1. Designing Custom Gradients
      2. Blending Between Paths
      3. Editing and Masking a Blend
      4. Creating Specialty Blends (1/2)
      5. Creating Specialty Blends (2/2)
      6. Making the Most of Clipping Masks (1/2)
      7. Making the Most of Clipping Masks (2/2)
      8. Creating and Editing a Gradient Mesh (1/4)
      9. Creating and Editing a Gradient Mesh (2/4)
      10. Creating and Editing a Gradient Mesh (3/4)
      11. Creating and Editing a Gradient Mesh (4/4)
  10. Lesson 8
    1. Working with Transparency
      1. Yeah, But Will It Print?
      2. Opacity and Knockout Group
      3. Working with Opacity Masks (1/2)
      4. Working with Opacity Masks (2/2)
      5. Applying Blend Modes (1/2)
      6. Applying Blend Modes (2/2)
      7. Cropping Entire Layers
  11. Lesson 9
    1. Brushes and Symbols
      1. Dynamic Brushstrokes
      2. Symbols and Instances
      3. Enhancing Line Art with Art Brushes (1/4)
      4. Enhancing Line Art with Art Brushes (2/4)
      5. Enhancing Line Art with Art Brushes (3/4)
      6. Enhancing Line Art with Art Brushes (4/4)
      7. Expressing Text as an Art Brush (1/3)
      8. Expressing Text as an Art Brush (2/3)
      9. Expressing Text as an Art Brush (3/3)
      10. Replicating, Updating, and Replacing Symbols (1/3)
      11. Replicating, Updating, and Replacing Symbols (2/3)
      12. Replicating, Updating, and Replacing Symbols (3/3)
      13. Using the Symbolism Tools (1/3)
      14. Using the Symbolism Tools (2/3)
      15. Using the Symbolism Tools (3/3)
  12. Lesson 10
    1. The Amazing World of Dynamic Effects
      1. The Best (and Worst) Effects
      2. Applying and Editing Graphic Styles (1/4)
      3. Applying and Editing Graphic Styles (2/4)
      4. Applying and Editing Graphic Styles (3/4)
      5. Applying and Editing Graphic Styles (4/4)
      6. Exploiting the Transform Effect (1/2)
      7. Exploiting the Transform Effect (2/2)
      8. Building Up a Complex Transformation Series (1/3)
      9. Building Up a Complex Transformation Series (2/3)
      10. Building Up a Complex Transformation Series (3/3)
      11. Creating 3D Text and Graphics (1/3)
      12. Creating 3D Text and Graphics (2/3)
      13. Creating 3D Text and Graphics (3/3)
  13. Lesson 11
    1. Live Trace, Paint, and Color
      1. Similar Names, Different Features
      2. Creating a Black-and-White Trace (1/3)
      3. Creating a Black-and-White Trace (2/3)
      4. Creating a Black-and-White Trace (3/3)
      5. Tracing Full-Color Artwork (1/2)
      6. Tracing Full-Color Artwork (2/2)
      7. Filling and Stroking Path Intersections Dynamically (1/2)
      8. Filling and Stroking Path Intersections Dynamically (2/2)
      9. Recoloring Artwork with Live Color (1/3)
      10. Recoloring Artwork with Live Color (2/3)
      11. Recoloring Artwork with Live Color (3/3)
  14. Lesson 12
    1. Printing and Exporting
      1. General Printing Considerations
      2. Printing Artwork to a Local Printer (1/3)
      3. Printing Artwork to a Local Printer (2/3)
      4. Printing Artwork to a Local Printer (3/3)
      5. Exporting Artwork for the Web
      6. Web Optimizing a Low-Color Graphic
      7. Exporting a Layered Photoshop Image (1/2)
      8. Exporting a Layered Photoshop Image (2/2)
  15. Index
    1. Symbols
    2. A
    3. B
    4. C
    5. D
    6. E
    7. F
    8. G
    9. H
    10. I
    11. J
    12. K
    13. L
    14. M
    15. N
    16. O
    17. P
    18. Q
    19. R
    20. S
    21. T
    22. U
    23. V
    24. W
    25. X
    26. Z

Product information

  • Title: Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One
  • Author(s): Deke McClelland
  • Release date: November 2010
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9780596808013